Winery Pegasus Bay - Aria Late Picked Riesling

Winery Pegasus BayAria Late Picked Riesling

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Aria Late Picked Riesling of Winery Pegasus Bay is a sweet wine from the region of Waipara of South Island.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Riesling.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, blue cheese or pork.
The Aria Late Picked Riesling of the Winery Pegasus Bay is in the top 10 of wines of Waipara.

Taste structure of the Aria Late Picked Riesling from the Winery Pegasus Bay

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Aria Late Picked Riesling of Winery Pegasus Bay in the region of South Island is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Aria Late Picked Riesling of Winery Pegasus Bay in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pegasus Bay's Aria Late Picked Riesling.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Aria Late Picked Riesling - 2023
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Aria Late Picked Riesling - 2020
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Aria Late Picked Riesling - 2018
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Aria Late Picked Riesling - 2016
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Aria Late Picked Riesling - 2014
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Aria Late Picked Riesling - 2013
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Aria Late Picked Riesling - 2012
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Aria Late Picked Riesling from Winery Pegasus Bay are 2023, 2018, 2016, 2008 and 2020.

Informations about the Winery Pegasus Bay

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Donaldson Family Ltd..
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Waipara in the region of South Island

The Winery Pegasus Bay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Waipara to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South Island
In the top 250 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
In the top 850 of sweet wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Waipara

The wine region of Waipara is located in the region of Canterbury of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegasus Bay or the Domaine Pegasus Bay produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waipara are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waipara often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pear or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.


The wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

The word of the wine: Roundup

Woody part of the grape bunch to which the berries are attached.

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